Baroque • 1600-1750.• Catholic church no longer as powerful, many had become Protestant.• Discoveries of Galileo and Isaac Newton..• More realistic pictures of times and events.• Dramatic and emotional artworks were created to inspire people to believe in the Catholic church.• Netherlands become an important center for art (a Protestant society).• Protestants didn’t believe churches should be decorated.• Ordinary citizens began to decorate homes and businesses with art.• Artists painted for open market instead of individual patrons.• Still life's and landscape become popular • Genre paintings- simple scenes of everyday life became popular• Compositions are usually formal, set with sense of movement and emotion• Strong contrasts of light and dark• Rococo style developed in France (fancy and frilly style early 1700’s, prefered light colors and flowing brush

strokes)

Rembrandt van RijnPortrait of a Young Woman

Artist:

• Dutch, considered to be the greatest painters of all time.

• Strong contrast of light and dark with realistic treatment of light and shadow.

• Didn’t specialize in one type of painting.

• Suffered financial trouble and personal grief, which is reflected in his work.

Painting:

• Face is pulled forward from dark background.

• Details on dress give her form.

• Light and shadow create detail and texture.

• Soft light on face.

Abraham van BeyerenA Roemer with Grapes, a Pewter Plate and a Roll

ARTIST:

-Dutch

-Son of a glass maker.

-Recognized today as one of the great still life painters of the Netherlands.

-Enjoyed little success in lifetime. Moved often to avoid bill collectors.

-1st painting were of fish because he learned painting from his brother in brother-in-law who specialized in fish paintings.

-Known for elaborate banquet tables which showed his skill in showing the play of light on different textures

-Painted more loosely than artists of his time.

PAINTING:

-Dutch had different names for still lifes this one is known as a “breakfast piece”

-Triangular composition shows order and balance.

-Dutch liked to decorate homes with reminders of fine food and dishes they could afford but also they expected moral messages.

-Pocket watch=passage of time

-Interrupted meal= life and riches are temporary

-The food that was left=virtue and moderation

-Different brush strokes

-light source is the window seen reflected in the glass.

Guercino

Personification of Astrology ARTIST:

-Real name is Giovanni Francesco Babieri

-Given the name Guercino Meaning squinter because of the injury to his eye.

-Self taught

-Turned down invitations from the royal court but carried on a successful international mail order business selling his works.

PAINTING:

-Not a self portrait and not meant to represent a real word image

-Shows a woman to represent the idea of astrology

-Allegorical painting

-Astrology considered a science in the 1600’s thought by studying it they could predict the future

-Woman holds an armillary sphere, a tool to study objects and movement in the heavens

-Hands and gaze draw attention to the instrument suggesting the purpose of the picture.

Salomon van Ruysdael River Landscape with a Church in the Distance

ARTIST:-Dutch -Leading member of a family of landscape artists

who showed paintings of their countryside-Specialized in river paintings focusing on light

and atmospherePainting:- The Netherlands is low, flatland, 1/3 is below

sea level- Horizon looks low and straight and divides

painting in two parts.- Sky takes up 2/3 of image- Used several technique to create depth

- foreground shows detail and color while losing it in the distance

- Size change- A diagonal line leads our eye in the distance- The land and trees form a wedge shape that

leads our eyes through the sun

Luce Giordano

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Artist:

-Born in Naples, Italy but traveled wildly

-Spent 10 years painting for the Spanish King

-Famous for his speed and the large number of painting he created.

-Highly unexpected and wealthy.

Painting:

-Of John the Baptist who lived in the wilderness preaching. Baptized people in the river Jordan and recognized Jesus as the Messiah

-Often shown with a rough Cross-shows connection to Jesus

-Water he is catching is reference to his baptism and of Jesus

Francisco de Zurbaran

The Immaculate ConceptionArtist:• Most of his works are religious subjects.

The Immaculate Conception was a popular theme for artists in catholic countries. It was a particular favorite for Zurbaran.

• His first known work and his last dated one were both Immaculate Conceptions, and he painted many others.

Painting:• Customary ways for 17th century artists to

show this subject in their works. – “clothed with the sun, and the moon under

her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.”

– Stars in her halo, crescent moon.– Golden light suggesting sunlight

• Tower is a biblical reference• Ship seen through the globe is a reminder

of her status as protector Spanish navy.• Great realism• Face isn’t idolized it is a real woman,

probably artist daughter

Hyacinthe Riguad

A French Magistrate of Requests

ARTIST• -French.• -Received commissions for portraits of the French

royal families.• -Court painter to Frances King Louis .• -Painted six kings and others.• -Assistants painted large parts of his paintings. • -skilled at showing individual personality. • -Admired Rembrandt’s work and owned several.

PAINTING• Similar to the portrait of Albizzi both are intended to

show social position .• Magistrate of requests justified the legality of

petitions made to the supreme court. • Wearing official wig and black and white clothing .• Sheen of light reflecting from rope creates richness.• Book=suggests the seriousness of his work.• white cuffs and collar add life and sense of

movement.• Line of collar leads up to his face.

Jean-Baptiste Pater

A Pastoral Concert

Artist:

-studied with father who was a sculptor

-French Rococo artist

-Earned admittance to the French academy of painters

-Fredrick the Great owned over 40 of his paintings

-More than 600 “fete galante”/Courtship paintings survive.

-Also known for paintings of people swimming or bathing and images of military life.

PAINTING:

-Rococo style=curving lines, light colors and playful mood. Usually wealthy people at play .

-Genre scene no larger than note book paper

-Shows traditional courtship party or fete galante

-Since the musician is at the right of the scene it means this is the first time they met

-Almost all lines in the paintings are curved creating a light hearted mood.

-Colors are typical Rococo colors.

-Light feathery brush strokes.

-Perspective=warm colors up front cool in back.

-Colors fade in distance and detail.

Jean-Baptiste Pater Simeon Chardin

Still Life with Leg of Lamb

Artist:

-Painted everyday household objects and gentle scenes of servant and middle class.

-French Academy accepted him, but wouldn’t let him serve as an officer because his work was a lower type ofpainting

-King Louis XV gave him residence and an allowance, letting him paint whatever he wanted.

-Considered on of the greatest French still life painters.

-Interested in color, form, and composition

Painting:

- Composition seems casual- Arranged on horizontal of table and vertical from

the leg of lamb- Cool colors of lock and cabbage add contrast and

variety- Reflections of light add life and variety- Strong contrast between light and dark areas give a

sense of drama and importance to the humble objects.

Giovanni Paolo Panini Fantasy view with the Pantheon and other Monuments

of Ancient Rome Artist:

-Italian- Worked as a stage designer and painter of

architectural decoration- Famous for view paintings of Rome- Works were like postcards to Visitors

Painting:

- Shows buildings and status of Rome all together. not where they are really located : Pantheon, Statue of Hercules, obelisk, mounted statue of Marcus Aureluis , and the Trojan Column

-People are wearing clothes of ancient Rome, but act like tourist.

-Lighting and shadows show it is morning

-Obelisk and column frame scene

-Rhythm of columns show order and permanence

Pietro LonghiThe Game of the Cooking Pot

Artist:

-Italian

--Studied drawing and modeling in father's workshop

-Founding father of Venetian Academy

-Best know for small scenes of everyday Venetian life

-Mostly peasant and middle class , but some times the wealthy aristocracy who were also patrons

Painting

--Set in a format he often used like stage with a dark wall as the backdrop.

-No one is looking at the viewer, they are concentrating on the game or each other

-Soft lighting left giving a stage light effect

-Like watching a play or accidental glimpse of private life

-Girl in the white dress with emphasis. Everything is arranged around her

-Contrast of the light dress with everything else

-Warm Tones contrast with cooler ones